I learned to drive on a 1970? (+/- a year or two) Checker Marathon: Chevy V8, 350, 4bbl. That thing was a beast. Biggest vehicle I personally have owned is my ‘99 Ford Ranger ...
“...Checker ...”
OMG, I remember those... they used them as taxis. They looked 1950s even though they were made up into the 70s. Cool cars... and that Chevy 350 was a workhorse engine... the yeoman engine for the working day.
They put that in everything. And with a little work and NOT a lot of cash, you could turn the 350 into a street monster.
Ford’s 351 was like that too. I had a 351 Cleveland in my 71 Mach one, had an Edelbrock manifold, Ed Iskenderian cam kit (the “radical cam” as we called it” and headers with side pipes to let it breathe. Monster mustang...
You think about what those cars are worth today... versus what you sold it for.... Ugh....